Boat crashes into Irondequoit pier, four people injured

Deputies say four people were injured when a boat slammed into a pier near the mouth of the Genesee River.

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Posted Jun. 20, 2014 at 9:48 AM

Posted Jun. 20, 2014 at 9:48 AM

Deputies say four people were injured when a boat slammed into a pier near the mouth of the Genesee River.

Monroe County Sheriff's Deputies say a call came in around 11:10 Thursday night for a boat that hit a pier near St. Paul Boulevard in Irondequoit. News10NBC is told that report was called in by people walking on the pier. U.S. Coast Guard officials were the first on the scene, and confirmed that all four people in the boat were hurt and taken to Strong Hospital. Right now, there is no information on the type or seriousness of their injuries.

Coast Guard officials were joined by Border Patrol, Rochester Police and Fire, Irondequoit Police and the St. Paul Fire company. The area around the crash was blocked off for several hours. At last check, no charges have been filed against the people in the boat.